Variations on solitude

This year we made the pilgrimage to an underpopulated island marooned near the top of the globe.

We came to pay homage to its vast volcanic laboratory where mighty forces shape the earth: geysers gush, mud-pods gloop, ice-covered volcanoes rumble and glaciers grind pathways through the mountains.Its stunning nature and supercharged splendour seems designed to remind us of our utter insignificance in the greater scheme of things.